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“Sentimental Value” took center stage at the European Film Awards on Saturday, as the family drama directed by Joachim Trier received awards for best film, director, screenplay, music, and performances by actors Stellan Skarsgård and Renate Reinsve.
Oliver Laxe’s intense cinematic journey “Sirât” secured the most honors in the technical categories, earning accolades for casting, cinematography, editing, production design, and sound. However, “Sentimental Value” dominated the prominent categories, claiming six awards to emerge as the evening’s top victor.
The event occurred on Saturday night in Seville, Spain. Directed by British filmmaker and historian Mark Cousins, it began with Iranian director Jafar Panahi urging artists to voice their opposition to injustices such as the killing of demonstrators happening in his country.
If we feel let down by politicians, we should at the very least stop keeping quiet,” Panahi stated. “Because remaining silent during a crime is not neutrality. Silence is an involvement in darkness.
The nominees for Best European Film were five entries that qualified for the Academy Awards’ Best International Feature Film category, each making the shortlist: Norway’s “Sentimental Value,” France’s “It Was Just an Accident,” Spain’s “Sirât,” Germany’s “Sound of Falling,” and Tunisia’s “The Voice of Hind Rajab.”
Arco” received the honor of best animated feature, while the documentary award was presented to “Fiume o Morte!
In the craft categories, Oliver Laxe’s bleak road movie “Sirât” took the lead, securing awards for casting, editing, production design, and sound. “Bugonia” received recognition for make-up and hair, while “Sound of Falling” was honored for costume design.
Special recognition was presented to actress Liv Ullmann, director Alice Rohrwacher, and producers Maren Ade, Jonas Dornbach, and Janine Jackowski from Komplizen Film.
As the ceremony approached, “Sirât” was the top contender with nine nominations (including nods for the Excellence Awards in technical categories), followed by “Sentimental Value” with eight, “Sound of Falling” with seven, “Bugonia” with five (though it didn’t receive a best film nomination), and “It Was Just an Accident” with four.
To clarify, no film that has received the European Film Award for Best Film has ever won the Academy Award for Best Picture. However, seven of these films have been nominated, with four of them being recognized in the past six years.
Here is the complete list of contenders. Winners are marked by*WINNER.
Film
It Was Merely an Accident
“Sentimental Value” *WINNER
“Sirât”
“Sound of Falling”
The Voice of Hind Rajab
(Nominees in the documentary and animated feature film categories are also eligible for this category)
Documentary
“Afternoons of Solitude”
“Fiume o Morte!” *WINNER
“Riefenstahl”
Tracks of Gradual Ignition Planet
“With Hasan in Gaza”
Animated Feature Film
“Arco” *WINNER
“Dog of God”
“Little Amelie”
Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake
Stories from the Enchanted Garden
Director
Yorgos Lanthimos for “Bugonia”
Oliver Laxe for “Sirât”
Jafar Panahi in “It Was Just an Accident”
Mascha Schilinski for “Sound of Falling”
Joachim Trier for “Sentimental Value” *WINNER*
Actress
Leonie Benesch in “Late Shift”
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi in “Duse”
Léa Drucker for “Case 137”
Vicky Krieps in “Love Me Tender”
Renate Reinsve in “Sentimental Value”*WINNER
Actor
Sergi López for “Sirât”
Mads Mikkelsen in “The Last Viking”
Toni Servillo in “La Grazia”
Stellan Skarsgård in “Sentimental Value”*WINNER
Idan Weiss for “Franz”
Screenwriter
Santiago Fillol and Oliver Laxe for “Sirât”
Jafar Panahi in “It Was Just an Accident”
Mascha Schilinski and Louise Peter for “Sound of Falling”
Paolo Sorrentino for “La Grazia”
Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier for “Sentimental Value” *WINNER
Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI
“Little Trouble Girls,” directed by Urška Djukić
“My Father’s Shadow,” directed by Akinola Davies Jr.
“On Falling,” directed by Laura Carreira *WINNER
“One of Those Days When Hemme Dies,” directed by Murat Fıratoğlu
“Sauna”, dir. Mathias Broe
“Under the Gray Sky,” directed by Mara Tamkovich
Young Audience Award
“Arco”
I Didn’t Mean to Write a Book
“Siblings” *WINNER
Casting Director
Yngvill Kolset Haga and Avy Kaufman for “Sentimental Value”
Nadia Acimi, Luís Bértolo, and María Rodrigo for “Sirât” *WINNER*
Karimah El-Giamal and Jacqueline Rietz for “Sound of Falling”
Cinematographer
Mauro Herce for “Sirât”*WINNER
Fabian Gamper for “Sound of Falling”
Manu Dacosse for “The Stranger”
Composer
Jerskin Fendrix for “Bugonia”
Michael Fiedler and Eike Hosenfeld for “Sound of Falling”
Hania Rani for “Sentimental Value” *WINNER*
Costume Designer
Ursula Patzak for “Duse”
Michaela Horáčková Hořejší for “Franz”
Sabrina Krämer for “Sound of Falling” *CHAMPION*
Editor
Yorgos Mavropsaridis for “Bugonia”
Toni Froschhammer for “Die My Love”
Cristóbal Fernández for “Sirât” *WINNER*
Make-Up and Hair Artist
Torsten Witte for “Bugonia”*WINNER
Gabriela Poláková for “Franz”
Irina Schwarz and Anne-Marie Walther for “Sound of Falling”
Production Designer
James Price for “Bugonia”
Jørgen Stangebye Larsen for “Sentimental Value”
Laia Ateca for “Sirât” *WINNER*
Sound Designer
Johnnie Burn for “Bugonia”
Laia Casanovas, Amanda Villavieja, and Yasmina Praderas for “Sirât” *WINNER
Gwennolé Le Borgne, Marion Papinot, Lars Ginzel, Elias Boughedir, and Amal Attia for “The Voice of Hind Rajab”
Short Film – Prix Vimeo
“Being John Smith”
“City of Poets” *WINNER
“L’Avance”
“Man Number 4”
The Flowers Remain Quiet, Observing
Eurimages International Co-Production Award:Maren Ade, Jonas Dornbach, and Janine Jackowski, Komplizen Film
Award for European Excellence in World Cinema: Alice Rohrwacher
Lifetime Achievement Award: Liv Ullman
Best Picture
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